(1) The functions of Director (Academics), Chief Vigilance Officer and Director (Information Technology) shall be as follows: -
(i) Director (Academics) - Director (Academics) shall be the head of the Academic wing and he would be responsible for ensuring that affiliation of institutions for Secondary, Senior Secondary and other training courses are granted in accordance with the 19 ॢबह�र गजट [स�ध�रण�� 30 जलुाई 2019 provisions of the Act. He would recommend and review the curriculum and syllabus. He shall discharge such other duties and functions as decided by the Board from time to time.
(ii) Chief Vigilance Officer - Chief vigilance officer shall be the head of vigilance wing. His duty shall be to prevent and detect corruption and other malpractices in the head quarter offices and regional offices of the Board and to recommend appropriate action against such employees, found to have indulged in corrupt practices, which are prejudicial to the interest of the Board.
(iii) Director (Information Technology) - Director (Information Technology) shall be the head of the Information Technology (I.T) wing and shall be responsible for strategy, management and execution of I.T. related works in the Board including I.T related works in the conduct of different examinations of the Board.
(2) The Board shall have the power to confer such other functions as may be deemed necessary, on the officers of the Board.
(3) The functions of other officers of the Board, mentioned in Appendix-2 shall be determined by the Board, from time to time.
19. Power to grant and withdraw affiliation –
(1) The Board shall have the power to grant affiliation of Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools or any other school established or to be established by the non-governmental organizations or private persons on the basis of recommendation of the Committee of Affiliation constituted under section 20 of the Act and it shall have power to make regulations in this regard with the approval of the Department;
Provided that the Institutions of imparting education of intermediate (+2) standard deemed to have been recognized under Section 39 of the institutions established and recognized or granted permission for establishment under Section 41 of the Bihar Intermediate Education Council Act, 1992 shall be deemed to have been affiliated with Board for the senior secondary examination.
Provided further that all such institutions of Intermediate (+2) Education shall reorganize and rename themselves as Senior Secondary Schools with facilities and teachers for imparting education at secondary stage and senior secondary stage as prescribed by the Regulations to be made by the Board in this regard, and within the time frame indicated in it:
(2) The Board shall have the power to withdraw/cancel/suspend affiliation of Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools which have been granted affiliation under subsection (1) of Section 19 or deemed to have been affiliated with the Board under first proviso to Section 19 (1) of the Act, if in the opinion of the Board, the affiliated institutions have failed to maintain the requisite standards for grant of affiliation or have in any manner acted in the detriment or prejudicial to the interest of the students, Board or the education system in general.
Provided also that before withdrawing/cancelling affiliation, the Board shall give to the schools or the institutions concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard, and the students admitted into 20 ॢबह�र गजट [स�ध�रण�� 30 जलुाई 2019 such schools or institutions shall be allowed to complete their academic sessions and appear at the next examination conducted by the Board.
(3) When affiliation of Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools which have been granted affiliation under subsection (1) of Section 19 or deemed to have been affiliated with the Board under first proviso to Section 19 (1) of the Act, is liable to be cancelled, pending final decision regarding withdrawn/cancellation of affiliation, the affiliation, may, at the discretion of the Board, be suspended after recording reasons for the same. No prior show cause notice shall be required to be served upon such institutions, before suspending affiliation.